Obituary: Paul MartinCLARKSVILLE — Paul Samuel Martin, 89, of Clarksville died Nov. 14, 2014, in Ozark. He was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Snyder, Texas, to the late William Newton and Lugania Lee Hogan Martin. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Paul Edward Martin; four brothers; and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Marcie Matthews Martin of Clarksville; daughter, Beverly Ann Martin of Clarksville; one sister; one grandchild; and four great-grandch...

Obituary: Homer FoxCONWAY — At 73, born in Jacks Creek, Yancy County, N.C., Homer C. Fox has passed away at Baptist Health Medical Center on Nov. 14, 2014, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Interstate 40 near Morrilton the previous day. Homer was a decorated veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving his country in Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Far East Pacific, Hawaii, South America and the Caribbean. He earned his rank of Sergea...

Obituary: Mavis Van DusenMavis Evangeline Van Dusen was born and died on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in Little Rock to Jimi and Terah Van Dusen (McDonald) of Russellville. Although her time on this Earth was short, she will always be loved and missed by her family. Arrangements are pending at this time. The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.broussardfuneral.com.

Obituary: Syble RobertsonATKINS — Syble Robertson, 94, of Russellville passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Russellville Nursing Center. She was born July 3, 1920, in Oak Grove community, daughter of the late F.H. “Hub” and Maude Byrum Duvall. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon Free Will Baptist Church, the WAC Auxiliary, Mt. Vernon Quilting Club and the Pope County Home Extension. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Robertson; daughter, Shirley...

Obituary: Mildred MarshallATKINS — Mildred Marshall, 81, formerly of Newport, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was born April 17, 1933, in Tucker, daughter of the late W.L. and Anna Coleman Maxwell Sorrells. She was a 1950 graduate of Atkins High School and loved helping people. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Bob Bryant and Ralph Marshall; two sons, Bobby Bryant and Phillip Marshall...

Obituary: James HoltJames Stephen Holt, 40, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. He was born Feb. 23, 1974, in Roswell, N.M. to James Earl Holt and Tracy Lane Holt. He is preceded in death by father and grandparents. He is survived by mother, Tracy Holt Neeley and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other friends and family. Everyone who knew James, knew him as Lil’James or Fat Boy. He was a big guy with an even bigger heart. He loved life and enjoyed cars and art....

Obituary: Theron WalkerCUMMING, Ga. — Theron Walker went to be with the Lord on Nov. 16, 2014. He departed this life at 2:30 p.m. at his home in Cumming, Ga., surrounded by his loving family. He was 85. Theron was born on Aug. 28, 1929, in Oakland, Miss., to James Henderson Walker and Eudera Barton Walker. After a short tour in the U.S. Air Force and working pipeline construction in Connecticut, he began a career in data processing. He was data processing manager fo...

Obituary: Blaine RitchieCLARKSVILLE — Blaine Allen Ritchie, 11, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Clarksville. Born May 9, 2003, he was a student at Kraus Middle School, attended Fernwood Assembly of God Church and loved playing football and baseball. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, David Haddock, Donnie Ritchie and Margo Ritchie. Survivors include his parents, Robbie and Jeannie Haddock Ritchie of Clarksville; brother, Levi Ritchie of Ro...

Obituary: Vonda WhiteCLARKSVILLE — Vonda ‘Madie’ White, 78, of Clarksville was born May 16, 1936, in St. Joseph, La., and died Nov. 13, 2014, in Clarksville. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Lee and Estelle Cowan; a sister, Mozelle Beckham; and a brother, Perry Neal. She is survived by her husband, William Calvin White; three daughters, Deniece (John) Beckman of Fort Smith, Vanessa Woosley (David) of Greenwood and Nancy White of Clarksville; a brothe...

Obituary: Barbara GrahamATKINS — Barbara Graham, 73, of Atkins passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at River Chase Nursing Home in Morrilton. She was born April 5, 1941, in Cripple Creek, Colo., daughter of the late Glen Curtis and Edna Snyder. She was a loving mother and grandmother and served as a caretaker at the Atkins Nursing Home as well as the Orange County Children’s Hospital in California. She was also a devoted Elvis fan, and her collection of memorabilia w...

Obituary: Marion FultonMarion “Mickey Francis” Fulton, 83, of Russellville, formerly of Oppelo, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 28, 1931, in Kansas City, Mo., to Marion Bernard and Grace Missouri Nix Francis. She was a former secretary for the Ormond Insurance Agency in Morrilton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas Reed Fulton; six siblings, Sara Mildred Elizabeth Francis, Betty Francis Seifert (Mark), Paul Fr...

Obituary: Ila CainsIla Cains Ila Catherine Cains, 88, of Russellville, formerly of Atkins, passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at her residence. The daughter of John Ardis and Ila Jane Matthews Tyson, she was born Jan. 21, 1926, in Atkins. She was a secretary for the Sequoyah Elementary School for 19 years. Her greatest accomplishment was raising four boys. Ila was a very faithful member of the Hopewell Baptist Church, where she played the piano for many years....

Obituary: Caleb TalkingtonCaleb Matthew Talkington, 23, of Appleton passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. The son of Matthew Talkington and Tracy Lynn Allmon Talkington, he was born May 4, 1991, in Russellville. Caleb was a 2009 graduate of Hopewell High School in Charlotte, N.C. He was a pipe fitter with Carolina Piping in Charlotte, N.C. In Caleb’s younger years he enjoyed participating in many different sports. He loved spending time riding around with his friends and...

Obituary: Glenn BuckmanDANVILLE — Glenn Howard Buckman, 81, of Belleville passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville. Glenn was born June 1, 1933, in Cedar Creek to the late John Gloyd and Amy Jewell Payne Buckman. He and his son, Chris, owned and operated Buckman Well Drilling, which was founded in 1937 by his father Gloyd Buckman. He was a member of the Havana United Methodist Church, and Belleville Christian Lodge 394. He was ...

Obituary: Geraldine SpradlinMUSKOGEE, Okla. — Geraldine “Gerry” Law Spradlin, 92, a long-time resident of Russellville, passed away, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in Muskogee, Okla. She was born June 10, 1922, in Webb City to Alvin Lloyd Law and Emma Nancy Carlisle Law. Gerry attended public schools from which she graduated. She was proud of her work in the Manhattan Project in Oakridge, Tenn., a project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. She later worked ...

Obituary: Elmer KralicekFORT SMITH — Elmer Charles "Cotton" Kralicek, 87, of Fort Smith passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. He was born on April 12, 1927, in Shreveport, La., to the late Grover and Dorothy Kralicek. He was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, a Real Estate Broker for Kralicek Realty and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Army National Guard during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Donna; ...

Obituary: Daniel NewportDaniel E. Newport, 67, of Vancleave, Miss., passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Lake Charles, La. He was born Oct. 18, 1947, in Rives, Mo., to John and Helen (Abston) Newport. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janis (Holesapple) Newport; his father, John Newport; and his brother, Phillip Newport. He is survived by his mother, Helen Newport; his three children, Paul, Jeremy and Reina Newport; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Chase, Morga...

Obituary: Sadie CookSadie Lorene Cook, 83, of Russellville died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at the Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. She was born April 8, 1931, in Imboden to Darrell Edward and Sadie Bell Benson Fullington. She was a graduate of Marked Tree High School and played on the basketball team, winning the state championship in 1948. She was a Monroe County Child Development Volunteer, a member of the “Made of Cotton” Committee of the National Cotton Counci...

Obituary: Stephen ChildressATKINS — Stephen Childress, 51, formerly of Atkins, passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at his home in Fort Smith. He was born July 12, 1963, in Russellville, the son of the late Arel and Brenda Strunk Childress. He is survived by a brother, Gary Childress and wife Dennie; two nieces, Morgan and husband Austin McKnight and Courtney and husband Josh Bjorgum; and two aunts, Peggy Lunningham and Nancy and husband Terry Richie. Arrangements are priv...

Obituary: Sheila TriggDARDANELLE — Sheila Trigg, 55, of Dardanelle died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 15, 1959, at Russellville to Lionell Christy and Evelyn Milligan. She was an Administrative Assistant at Pet Solutions in Centerville. Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Dean Trigg of Dardanelle; parents, Lionell “Toots” and Evelyn Christy of Dardanelle; two daughters, Tarin Andrews and Jason Hixon of London,...